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"Caretaker cabinet has no comment on EU sanctions"
"Caretaker cabinet has no comment on EU sanctions"
BELGRADE -- Serbia did not take a stand on EU's sanctions imposed against officials of the ousted authorities in Ukraine "because the government is in a technical mandate."
The caretaker government "cannot comment on such situations," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Beta on Thursday.
Bosnia Serb Opposition Unites Against Dodik
Three opposition parties in Republika Srpska, one of two entities in Bosnia, on March 19 said they were uniting into one bloc - and would talk to other interested parties prior to the elections.
SNS victory in Serbia "encouragement for region"
SNS victory in Serbia "encouragement for region"
SARAJEVO -- Bosnian FM Zlatko Lagumdžija says the landslide victory of Aleksandar Vučić’s SNS is "a great encouragement for the region."
Lagumdžija said that Vučić claimed victory insisting on justice and work, and his foreign policy priorities are joining the European Union and regional cooperation.
Defence Denies Mladic Had Genocidal Ambitions
Ratko Mladic's defence says the former Bosnian Serb Army commander 'did not give any orders for any crimes' during the war in Bosnia.
"Crimea legally declares independence, Kosovo was illegal"
"Crimea legally declares independence, Kosovo was illegal"
BANJA LUKA -- President of the Serb Republic, RS, Milorad Dodik stated in Banja Luka that "no parallels can be drawn between the situation in Kosovo and that in Crimea."
Dodik: Crimea legally declares independence, Kosovo illegal
BANJA LUKA - Republika Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik stated in Banja Luka that no parallels can be drawn between the situation in Kosovo and that in Crimea as Kosovo illegitimately declared independence and violated the UN Charter and the UN Security Council Resolution 1244.
Serbia respects Bosnia's territorial integrity
SARAJEVO - Head of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Aleksandar Vucic has said that Serbia respects the territorial integrity of Bosnia-Herzegovina and is prepared to hold joint meetings of the two countries' governments.
Bosnian Serbs Welcome Vucic’s Election Triumph
Serb leaders in Bosnia praised Serbia’s “fair and democratic” parliamentary polls while some analysts said that a Europe-oriented Belgrade government would be good for its neighbour state.
MPs in Bosnia Richest Relatively in Europe
In impoverished Bosnia, MPs are to be envied. Parliamentarians earn no less than than six times the average wage.
It makes them the best paid parliamentarians in Europe in terms of comparison to average wages, the Banja Luka-based Center for research and studies, Gea, said.
Bosnia to End Controversial Anonymised Verdicts
Verdicts and indictments for war crimes and other grave offences should be made public so people can learn the truth about past atrocities, Bosnia's top judicial body said.
Parties retreat into election silence
BELGRADE - The campaign ended for the early parliamentary elections that will be held in Serbia on Sunday, March 16, and election silence will be in force until the close of polls at 8 p.m. the same day.
In these polls, 6,767, 324 citizens will be eligible to vote and elect 250 MPs for the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia.
Bosnian Security Minister Axed Over Violence
The House of Representatives, one of two chambers in Bosnia's parliament, dismissed Radoncic as Security Minister on the request of the Party of Democratic Action, SDA, which said he did not do all he could have done to prevent violence in protests in February.
Kacin: Political plot behind Djindjic murder to be uncovered
SARAJEVO - European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur on Serbia Jelko Kacin has voiced expectation that it will be revealed who ordered the assassination of Serbian prime minister Zoran Djindjic as the Serbian leadership have the political will for that.
Vucic: Threat of extremism should not be underestimated
BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, who is also the leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), said late Sunday that the threat posed by extremism promoted by extremist parties, politicians and tycoons - all those who see chaos as an opportunity to reverse the looming electoral defeat - should not be underestimated.
Wilhelm: Mercedes bus signal to Germans to invest in Serbia
BELGRADE - German Ambassador to Serbia Heinz Wilhelm has said that Mercedes-Benz’ cooperation with Serbian companies is a good signal to other large German companies to invest in Serbia.